Emily Stone, Harpist

Harpist Emily Stone distinguishes herself as a creative and passionate artist. She has cultivated a multifaceted career as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber collaborator, and pedagogue based in Cincinnati, OH.

Driven by her love of orchestral music and collaboration, Stone performs frequently with numerous ensembles across the United States including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, Sarasota Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, New World Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, and Peoria Symphony Orchestra. She served as the Harp Fellow for the 2023 National Orchestral Institute + Festival. In 2022, she toured with Il Volo on their Il Volo Sings Morricone & More Tour and Josh Groban on his Harmony Tour.

An avid chamber collaborator, she is a founding member of Duo D’Or (Flute and Harp) and Sospirare Trio (Flute, Viola, and Harp). Guided by her passion for and advocacy of new music, she is the principal harpist and a featured artist with the New Earth Ensemble in Chicago, IL. From (phone number hidden)1, she served as the principal harpist and a featured artist of the OSSIA New Music Ensemble in Rochester, NY.

An award-winning artist, Stone was named the Winner of the CCM Harp Concerto Competition (2025), First Prize Winner of Sigma Alpha Iota’s Dorothy E. Morris Memorial Award (2025 and 2022), and a Grand Finalist in the American Harp Foundation’s Grandjany Memorial Competition (2026) and Anne Adams Awards (2022 and 2020). Stone earned her B.M. degrees and Performer’s Certificate at the Eastman School of Music. She continued her graduate studies at Northwestern University where she earned her M.M. degree and then at OAcademy Music Conservatory (Orchestra of the Americas) where she earned her A.D. with Distinction and the OAcademy Exceptional Achievement Award. Currently, she is pursuing her D.M.A. degree at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She is an active member of the American Harp Society and Sigma Alpha Iota. Stone serves as the Vice President of the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Harp Society and from (phone number hidden)4, she served as the President of the Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Harp Society. Outside of music, Stone loves traveling, baking and spending time with family and friends.